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September 2023 Traffic Volume Trends

Table - 4. Changes on Urban Arterial Roads by Region and State**
Region And State September August
Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change Number of Stations Vehicle-Miles (Millions) Percent Change
2023 (Preliminary) 2022 2023 (Revised) 2022
Northeast
Connecticut 12 1,847 1,857 -0.5 10 2,033 1,966 3.4
Maine 27 277 276 0.6 26 305 298 2.3
Massachusetts 208 3,887 3,872 0.4 205 4,162 4,068 2.3
New Hampshire 67 555 542 2.5 65 617 603 2.3
New Jersey 66 4,761 4,759 0.1 123 5,250 5,115 2.6
New York 51 5,539 5,548 -0.2 52 5,905 5,734 3.0
Pennsylvania 44 4,516 4,508 0.2 47 4,953 4,751 4.2
Rhode Island 25 568 550 3.1 23 561 539 4.1
Vermont 15 120 118 1.1 16 128 126 1.5
Subtotal 22,070 22,030 0.2 23,914 23,200 3.1
South Atlantic
Delaware 8 437 443 -1.3 7 465 456 2.0
District of Columbia 7 174 177 -1.6 7 189 189 -0.1
Florida 159 10,039 9,546 5.2 158 10,320 10,289 0.3
Georgia 111 5,408 5,413 -0.1 109 5,642 5,611 0.6
Maryland 32 3,239 3,312 -2.2 37 3,449 3,393 1.6
North Carolina 51 4,793 4,710 1.8 50 4,932 4,830 2.1
South Carolina 43 2,135 2,094 1.9 41 2,233 2,228 0.2
Virginia 350 3,605 3,647 -1.2 356 3,859 3,799 1.6
West Virginia 8 541 536 0.9 6 557 545 2.1
Subtotal 30,371 29,878 1.7 31,646 31,340 1.0
North Central
Illinois 46 4,865 4,886 -0.4 46 5,258 5,129 2.5
Indiana 27 2,645 2,618 1.0 31 2,793 2,687 4.0
Iowa 25 900 912 -1.4 29 947 947 0.0
Kansas 14 978 1,002 -2.4 15 1,036 1,025 1.0
Michigan 48 4,764 4,765 0.0 51 5,072 5,012 1.2
Minnesota 14 2,290 2,163 5.9 9 2,238 2,185 2.4
Missouri 63 2,692 2,719 -1.0 63 2,811 2,807 0.1
Nebraska 21 692 655 5.7 18 687 664 3.5
North Dakota 9 175 173 0.9 8 178 172 3.5
Ohio 91 4,996 4,990 0.1 94 5,324 5,195 2.5
South Dakota 2 205 205 0.0 3 207 204 1.3
Wisconsin 135 2,284 2,334 -2.2 130 2,495 2,479 0.7
Subtotal 27,486 27,422 0.2 29,046 28,506 1.9
South Gulf
Alabama 151 2,233 2,229 0.2 149 2,337 2,278 2.6
Arkansas - 1,235 1,236 -0.1 1 1,300 1,252 3.8
Kentucky 19 1,519 1,503 1.1 21 1,569 1,532 2.4
Louisiana 20 2,173 2,202 -1.3 18 2,235 2,228 0.3
Mississippi 28 1,010 999 1.2 29 1,061 1,024 3.6
Oklahoma 31 1,562 1,603 -2.6 30 1,617 1,617 0.0
Tennessee 29 3,594 3,548 1.3 29 3,707 3,641 1.8
Texas 72 14,500 14,279 1.5 75 14,984 14,383 4.2
Subtotal 27,826 27,599 0.8 28,810 27,955 3.1
West
Alaska 49 189 192 -1.8 49 208 204 1.8
Arizona 133 3,560 3,535 0.7 143 3,634 3,563 2.0
California 63 19,284 18,913 2.0 54 19,968 19,183 4.1
Colorado 38 2,765 2,738 1.0 38 2,904 2,870 1.2
Hawaii 47 443 449 -1.2 47 453 461 -1.7
Idaho 66 542 538 0.8 68 574 565 1.6
Montana 12 225 226 -0.5 14 240 238 0.7
Nevada 33 1,281 1,274 0.5 34 1,359 1,340 1.4
New Mexico 9 754 748 0.8 10 761 744 2.2
Oregon 45 1,485 1,496 -0.8 39 1,583 1,582 0.1
Utah 66 1,545 1,525 1.3 66 1,621 1,582 2.4
Washington 90 2,948 2,921 0.9 87 3,249 3,220 0.9
Wyoming 27 166 165 0.8 27 181 177 2.2
Subtotal 35,187 34,720 1.3 36,735 35,729 2.8
Totals 2,807 142,936 141,648 0.9 2,863 150,149 146,730 2.3

Note: Where Number of Stations are shown as dashes, the values for the Vehicle-Miles and Percent Change are derived from the estimated VMT based on data from surrounding States or the nationwide average VMT.

 

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